Data I/O (DAIO) Competitors

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) and Owlet (NYSE:OWLT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DAIO or OWLT?

Data I/O has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Owlet. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Owlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Data I/O	$21.85M	1.18	$490K	-$0.29	-9.66
Owlet	$84.41M	1.22	-$32.90M	-$1.43	-4.35

Do analysts recommend DAIO or OWLT?

Data I/O presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.86%. Owlet has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.72%. Given Data I/O's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Owlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Data I/O	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Owlet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DAIO or OWLT?

37.0% of Data I/O shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Owlet shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Data I/O shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.1% of Owlet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DAIO or OWLT?

Data I/O received 168 more outperform votes than Owlet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.79% of users gave Data I/O an outperform vote while only 25.93% of users gave Owlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Data I/O	Outperform Votes 175 66.79%	Underperform Votes 87 33.21%
Owlet	Outperform Votes 7 25.93%	Underperform Votes 20 74.07%

Is DAIO or OWLT more profitable?

Data I/O has a net margin of -7.53% compared to Owlet's net margin of -13.23%. Owlet's return on equity of 0.00% beat Data I/O's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Data I/O	-7.53%	-9.05%	-6.89%
Owlet	-13.23%	N/A	-8.42%

Does the media favor DAIO or OWLT?

In the previous week, Data I/O had 2 more articles in the media than Owlet. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Data I/O and 0 mentions for Owlet. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Owlet's score of 0.00 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Data I/O	Positive
Owlet	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DAIO or OWLT?

Data I/O has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owlet has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Owlet beats Data I/O on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.